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What are the BEST Hamburgers? (List restaurants that serves the best)
Self | March 26, 2004 | PJ-Comix

Posted on 03/26/2004 4:45:33 PM PST by PJ-Comix

I read something yesterday about the 50th anniversary of Burger King. Anyway, I got to thinking about the BEST burgers I've ever eaten (not Whoppers) and several came to mind including the great IN'N'Out cheeseburgers. However, in my opinion NO hamburger can compete in greatness with the UNBELIEVABLE Tommy's chili cheeseburgers served in the L.A. area. They come cover with chili and chili peppers. Add to that large tomatos and of course great meat and that burger has NO competition. Any of you who have ever eaten Tommy's Burgers know that are absolutely the best. My mouth is watering for them right now. Unfortunately South Florida has really lousy burgers (Miami Subs have good burgers but still don't hold a candle to Tommy's Burgers).

Okay, if you think you know of any burger better than Tommy's Burgers, list it here and give reasons why. However, nobody who has ever eaten a Tommy Burger can would even consider another burger as being superior.


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To: PJ-Comix
Hogwash, pig swill, and dead taste buds. Whataburger's double cheeseburger with extra lettuce, tomatos, and jalapenos, will clean your nose, straighten your toes, and teach you to dance!
21 posted on 03/26/2004 6:01:25 PM PST by xJones
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To: P.O.E.
White Castles.

Very good but again they just don't compare to Tommy's Chiliburgers. BTW, when I was a kid, the Royal Castle Burgers here in Florida were great. Even better than White Castle but even they don't compare to Tommy's Chiliburgers.

22 posted on 03/26/2004 6:02:09 PM PST by PJ-Comix (Saddam Hussein was only 537 Florida votes away from still being in power)
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To: PJ-Comix
Veggie Burger with cheddar cheese, at NYC's Burger Heaven chain.
23 posted on 03/26/2004 6:02:56 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: xJones
Whataburger's double cheeseburger with extra lettuce, tomatos, and jalapenos, will clean your nose, straighten your toes, and teach you to dance!

Where are they located? It sounds familiar.

24 posted on 03/26/2004 6:03:49 PM PST by PJ-Comix (Saddam Hussein was only 537 Florida votes away from still being in power)
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To: GovernmentShrinker
Veggie Burger with cheddar cheese, at NYC's Burger Heaven chain.

Ummm...but can a Veggie Burger even be considered a burger?

25 posted on 03/26/2004 6:04:53 PM PST by PJ-Comix (Saddam Hussein was only 537 Florida votes away from still being in power)
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To: PJ-Comix
BTTT
26 posted on 03/26/2004 6:05:11 PM PST by international american (Support our troops!! Send Kerry back to Boston!!!!)
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To: PJ-Comix
Try Whataburger.com.
27 posted on 03/26/2004 6:07:36 PM PST by xJones
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To: PJ-Comix
Well, I certainly think so, since I'm a vegetarian. But trust me, those Burger Heaven veggie burgers could convince even a carnivore that they're burgers :-)
28 posted on 03/26/2004 6:07:38 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: PJ-Comix
A place called Jucy's (pronounced juicies) in Longview, TX. Hands down the best burger in the world. Hand ground every morning. And yes, they are very juicy!
29 posted on 03/26/2004 6:07:44 PM PST by stupid1 (YES I AM)
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My favorite LA restaurant is Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles. Next time I'm out that way, I'll make it a point to try a Tommyburger.

It's my humble contention that the cheeseburger is the quintessentially American meal.

Don't get me wrong, I love apple pie, turkey on Thanksgiving, etc. But nothing says "America" to the world like a cheeseburger. And it's a beautiful thing.
30 posted on 03/26/2004 6:09:41 PM PST by P.O.E. (Enjoy every sandwich)
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KROLL'S, located across from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI.

They are charcoal grilled burgers served on hard rolls with "the works", including a pat of Wisconsin butter. The best, the best, the best.

31 posted on 03/26/2004 6:10:58 PM PST by MozartLover (Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.)
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To: international american
My wife practically lived on Tommy's chiliburgers while she was pregnant, both times. The kids turned out okay.

There's a tavern in Portland, Oregon, out toward the airport. Wish I could remember the name, can't offhand. They'd put a fried egg on the burger if you wanted it, but they were damn good without them. Everybody in Portland knows the place.
32 posted on 03/26/2004 6:15:22 PM PST by Argus (If you favor surrender to terrorism, vote Democrat.)
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Whatever happened to Burger Chef? My favorite in Indiana when I was a kid.

I grew up in Southern Illinois and Burger Chef was a dozen miles away. That still made it the closest fast food chain around. It is also the first time I ever had fast food.

I looked up what happened to Burger Chef as they all disappeared about twenty years ago. We used to have a Sandee's burger chain in town, but Hardees bought them out in the mid 70's. Below is what I found on a web page devoted entirely to Burger Chef:

General Foods sold Burger Chef to Hardee's in 1982. It was at this time most Burger Chefs were converted to Hardee's outlets, many were closed or sold-especially those with a Hardee's location nearby. Less than 100 Burger Chef locations were left.

The last known Burger Chef was closed in 1996, located in Cookville, TN. There are restaurants operating today under the name Burger Chef, but have no connection with the original chain.

33 posted on 03/26/2004 6:16:00 PM PST by Lawgvr1955 (I am not completely worthless; I can always serve as a "bad example".)
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To: P.O.E.
Tell me P.O.E., I have long heard of Roscoe's, but the idea of fried chicken and waffles just doesn't sound that grand. Please describe the Roscoe's experience and don't leave out any of the lascivious details.

I can't believe we are this far in this thread and yet not a picture of Homer Simpson.

34 posted on 03/26/2004 6:19:10 PM PST by Lawgvr1955 (I am not completely worthless; I can always serve as a "bad example".)
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Thanks for the info.
35 posted on 03/26/2004 6:32:18 PM PST by international american (Support our troops!! Send Kerry back to Boston!!!!)
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Filet mignon sandwiches?? Better than K 457:)
36 posted on 03/26/2004 6:34:04 PM PST by international american (Support our troops!! Send Kerry back to Boston!!!!)
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To: PJ-Comix
Blakes Lota Burger. The Green Chili Cheese Burger haunts my dreams. That my friends is the worlds best burger.
37 posted on 03/26/2004 6:51:18 PM PST by sean327 (9-1-1: Government Sponsored Dial-A-Prayer.)
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38 posted on 03/26/2004 6:52:41 PM PST by deport (("These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I have ever seen. It's scary," Kerry said.)
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JUST YUM!!!!!!!
39 posted on 03/26/2004 6:56:08 PM PST by international american (Support our troops!! Send Kerry back to Boston!!!!)
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To: Lawgvr1955
Very first job I had with a major corporation was Gino's (Home of the Giant). Gino Giants were precursors to Big Macs. Applied for the job because I loved the burgers. They later merged with KFC, then disappeared.

My Roscoe's story.

Perusing the restaurant guide in the hotel room, there were the usual categories: Chinese, French, Italian, International, and (doing a double-take) Chicken & Waffles. There was only one restaurant in that category: Roscoe's. I figured if it had its own category in a major hotel in a major city, there might be something to it.

We hunted it down and were not disappointed. Fried or baked chicken, with light, fluffy waffles. There's basically two ways to do it: with syrup or with gravy. Of course, there's no rule on what goes with what. Plenty of choices of side dishes, from eggs, grits, sausage/biscuits, brown or white gravy, etc.

It's your basic, down home, real good, real bad for you, soul food.

40 posted on 03/26/2004 7:21:52 PM PST by P.O.E. (Enjoy every sandwich)
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